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The organizers and speakers (from left) – (4th) Prof Michael Wang, Director of the HKUST Robotics Institute; (5th) Dr David Chung Wai-keung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, HKSAR Government; (6th) Prof Wei Shyy, Executive Vice-President & Provost, HKUST; (8th) Prof Nancy Ip, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, HKUST; and (9th) Prof Tim Cheng, Dean of Engineering, HKUST.
The organizers and speakers (from left) – (4th) Prof Michael Wang, Director of the HKUST Robotics Institute; (5th) Dr David Chung Wai-keung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, HKSAR Government; (6th) Prof Wei Shyy, Executive Vice-President & Provost, HKUST; (8th) Prof Nancy Ip, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, HKUST; and (9th) Prof Tim Cheng, Dean of Engineering, HKUST. 
Invention of City's First Autonomous Car – Saves Manpower & Enhances Safety
Prof Pascale Fung (1st from right, 3rd row from front) HKUST’s representative in Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society, joined a 2-day forum in Berlin on October 23-24 to exchange with global experts on issues including AI safety, security, AI and labor and AI’s social and societal influences. (Photo credit: Yann LeCun and Eric Horvitz)
Prof Pascale Fung (1st from right, 3rd row from front) HKUST’s representative in Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society, joined a 2-day forum in Berlin on October 23-24 to exchange with global experts on issues including AI safety, security, AI and labor and AI’s social and societal influences. (Photo credit: Yann LeCun and Eric Horvitz) 
Ensuring Safety, Security & Privacy of AI in Asia
Twenty-three Master of Science students from HKUST School of Engineering were awarded 2017-18 Ford-Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Conservation and Environmental Research Grants programme.
Twenty-three Master of Science students from HKUST School of Engineering were awarded 2017-18 Ford-Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Conservation and Environmental Research Grants programme. 
23 MSc in Engineering Students Awarded Grants to Focus Research on HK’s Environmental Conservation, Transportation Optimization and Sustainability
HKUST’s Robotics Team leader Prof Woo Kam Tim (second left, front row), his team members and their ROV Beluga.
HKUST’s Robotics Team leader Prof Woo Kam Tim (second left, front row), his team members and their ROV Beluga. 
(From left) HKUST’s Prof Brian Mak and students – Kelvin Yung, Ken Lai and Mary Leung – demonstrating how to say “university of science and technology” in sign language.
(From left) HKUST’s Prof Brian Mak and students – Kelvin Yung, Ken Lai and Mary Leung – demonstrating how to say “university of science and technology” in sign language. 
The elderly were all smiles on catching the sounds and images of their past.
The elderly were all smiles on catching the sounds and images of their past. 
Prof Fei Sun and the new protein-based hydrogel developed by his team.
Prof Fei Sun and the new protein-based hydrogel developed by his team. 
HKUST and CAA teachers and students in the Design Thinking course gather at HKUST.
HKUST and CAA teachers and students in the Design Thinking course gather at HKUST. 
Financial Boost to Extend Engineering Solutions to Community
(From left) Dr Antony Leung, Medical Superintendent of Haven of Hope Holistic Care Centre; Prof Joseph Kwan, Director of HKUST Health, Safety and Environment Office; Prof King-lun Yeung, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) from HKUST School of Engineering and Prof Zifeng Yang, Associate Professor of Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University.
(From left) Dr Antony Leung, Medical Superintendent of Haven of Hope Holistic Care Centre; Prof Joseph Kwan, Director of HKUST Health, Safety and Environment Office; Prof King-lun Yeung, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) from HKUST School of Engineering and Prof Zifeng Yang, Associate Professor of Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University.